Chain O' Lakes vs Marion

A side-by-side comparison of Chain O' Lakes and Marion: population, income, housing, and more.

Chain O' Lakes and Marion are places in Wisconsin. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Marion has the higher population (1,167 vs 1,006 in Chain O' Lakes). Chain O' Lakes has the higher median household income ($83,438 vs $63,750 in Marion). Chain O' Lakes has the higher median home value ($662,700 vs $97,500 in Marion).

Population, income & housing

	Chain O' Lakes	Marion
Population	1,006	1,167
Median age	64.7 yrs	34.7 yrs
Median household income	$83,438	$63,750
Median home value	$662,700	$97,500
Median gross rent	$730	$726
Housing units	1,101	575
Homeownership rate	81.8%	68.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	62.8%	11.7%
Unemployment rate	5.3%	2.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chain O' Lakes	Marion
Population	861 → 1,006 (+16.8%)	1,075 → 1,167 (+8.6%)
Median household income	$65,875 → $83,438 (+26.7%)	$38,611 → $63,750 (+65.1%)
Median home value	$454,600 → $662,700 (+45.8%)	$90,000 → $97,500 (+8.3%)
Median gross rent	$812 → $730 (-10.1%)	$615 → $726 (+18.0%)

Chain O' Lakes

Population

8611,006

Median household income

$65,875$83,438

Median home value

$454,600$662,700

Median gross rent

$812$730

Marion

Population

1,0751,167

Median household income

$38,611$63,750

Median home value

$90,000$97,500

Median gross rent

$615$726

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chain O' Lakes	Marion
Under 5	1.2%	9.3%
5 to 17	6.9%	14.8%
18 to 24	4.4%	11.1%
25 to 34	3.0%	15.0%
35 to 44	7.3%	9.9%
45 to 54	9.1%	17.7%
55 to 64	20.1%	9.0%
65 to 74	25.3%	8.3%
75 and over	22.8%	4.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chain O' Lakes	Marion
White (non-Hispanic)	97.1%	90.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.8%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	1.1%	4.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chain O' Lakes	Marion
No high school diploma	0.6%	10.2%
High school graduate	10.1%	44.4%
Some college or associate's	26.6%	33.8%
Bachelor's degree	43.4%	8.3%
Graduate or professional degree	19.4%	3.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chain O' Lakes	Marion
Drove alone	86.9%	86.9%
Carpooled	5.9%	9.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.8%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.4%	2.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chain O' Lakes	Marion
1-unit, detached	94.1%	71.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	3.9%	9.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	9.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.1%
Mobile home & other	2.0%	5.7%

Poverty & households

	Chain O' Lakes	Marion
Poverty rate	2.1%	18.9%
Average household size	1.77	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	25	26
Median year structure built	1977	1967